Baptist Distinctives 

Why Baptist?  We are Christians first, but we identify ourselves as Baptists because it helps identify some of our distinct beliefs.  This can be summarized briefly with the abbreviation BAPTISTS.
B-Bible is our final authority of faith and practice
A– Autonomy of the local church
P-Priesthood of the believer
T-Two Ordinances 
I-Individual Soul Liberty 
S-Saved Membership 
T-Two Offices
S– Separation of Church and State