[1] Each believer has equal standing before God. Acts 17:11; John 14:26
[ 2] Each believer must stand before God in relationship to his own life and conduct. 1 John 1:9
[3] Each believer has the right of direct access to God. Hebrews 4:16; Matthew 6:6
[4] Each believer has the obligation of and the opportunity for performing priestly tasks. Hebrews 13:15-16; 1 Peter 2:5
[5] Each believer has the right to interpret the Scriptures for himself.
[6] No believer has the right to
impose beliefs, practices, views, or restrictions on any other Christian unless
those matters are specifically mentioned in Scripture or derived from Scripture
in such a way as to be obvious to all.
(From “The
Biblical Distinctives of Baptists”)