[P-Marlowe]

the "elect" are the ones chosen by God to be saved

Do you have a problem with God making the choice as to who will be saved and under what circumstances He will make that choice?

Are you any better a person than the poor slob who will eventually end up in Hell?

[Cronos]

Do you have a problem with God making the choice as to who will be saved and under what circumstances He will make that choice?

Nope, as you say, God's chosen some people to go to hell, and these were chosen from before time itself to burn, so no matter what they do, they'll go to hell

Are you any better a person than the poor slob who will eventually end up in Hell?

No -- and that person is all of us born after the 3rd century, as you said, only the "elect" will go to heaven, the rest to hell. The "elect" are only the 144000 martyrs from the first couple of centuries, everone else including you and me goes to heck.