The acrostic stands for:
B - Biblical Authority (II Timothy
3:16)
A - Autonomy of the local church (Acts 13:1-3)
P - Priesthood of all believers (I Peter 2:9)
T - Two ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:41-42)
I - Individual soul liberty (Romans 14:5, 12)
S - Separation of church and state (Matthew 22:21)
T - Two offices: pastors and deacons (Philippians 1:1)
S - Saved church membership (Acts 2:41, 47)
Note: One Baptist distinctive not included in the acrostic is “congregational church governance”.