It is the teaching that , since the Fall of Man , every person who has been born into the world is a slave of sin and , without the irresistible grace of God , it is not possible for man to choose to follow God or accept salvation as He freely offers it . It is the teaching that , as a consequence of the Fall of Man , every person born into the world is enslaved to the service of sin and , apart from the efficacious or prevenient grace of God , is utterly unable to choose to follow God or choose to accept salvation as it is offered .