Can we just leave it up to the pastors to learn the Word for us?
No, believers cannot simply leave it up to pastors to learn the Word for them. Pastors are often overloaded, but the average individual must personally get into the Word and seek these things out. God gives wisdom and common sense to those who appropriate it by faith, and we must stay in the Book to receive it.
Les teaches that we cannot just leave Bible learning to the pastors. He notes this is not putting all the fault on pastors, since they are often overloaded, but the average individual still has to learn to get into the Word and seek these things out. He also points to a seminary student who dropped out because further courses were taking him further from the truth, and what he heard ran contrary to what he saw in the Book. Les emphasizes that this is the beauty of God's grace: He will pour out wisdom and common sense to any who appropriate it by faith, but we have to stay in the Book to get it.