Editing Mainstream Baptists (section)

===Priesthood of All Believers and Liberty of Conscience===
*Baptists believe that all members are equal under God in the fellowship of the church.<ref>{{bibleverse|Gal.|3:28}}</ref> Jesus is the one mediator between God and humanity.<ref>{{bibleverse|1Tim|2:5||1&nbsp;Tim.&nbsp;2:5}}</ref> Every human being has direct access to God through Christ.<ref>{{bibleverse|Heb.|7:25-28}}</ref>
*Every Christian is her or his own priest in that he or she is authorized to go directly to God for forgiveness of sins<ref>{{bibleverse|Heb.|4:15-16}}</ref> and to search the scriptures<ref>{{bibleverse|2Tim|2:15||2&nbsp;Tim.&nbsp;2:15}}</ref> with confidence of being guided by the same Spirit<ref>{{bibleverse|John|16:13}}</ref> that inspired those who wrote the Bible.<ref>{{bibleverse|2Peter|1:20-21||2&nbsp;Peter&nbsp;1:20-21}}</ref>
*Every Christian is a priest to others in that he or she is a member of a royal priesthood<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Peter|2:9||1&nbsp;Peter&nbsp;2:9}}</ref> and responsible to Christ for ministering to others.<ref>{{bibleverse|1cor|12:4-7||1&nbsp;Cor.&nbsp;12:4-7}}</ref>