Did the Calvinists really understand well the teaching of John Calvin, or did they distort it? This article compares Calvin with his successors, especially the Reformed Orthodox of the seventeenth century, on the area of soteriology.

This article discusses the teaching of efficacious grace as embraced by Calvinists. The article focuses on the inward change that is necessarily worked supernaturally, the effect produced in the soul, and the sufficiency of Christ's work on behalf of those for whom he suffered.