I would say yes, because God is not bound to our time and space, thereby those He elects are elected before the foundations of the world. Therefore Saul was chosen by God although his actions didn't reflect it, yet Paul lived in Saul since birth. Those who are in the Father's hands can not be removed.
To reflect on the word elect is to see one is picked or elected. Those who are chosen by God for His purposes will conform to God's will.
That's how I interpret it also, except with another condition not yet discussed here.
In John 17 when our Lord Jesus was praying to The Father, He spoke of His chosen Apostles which He claimed that belonged to The Father beforehand, and were given to Jesus. Our Lord Jesus said those were 'sent' like He was, and like Him were not of this world. He prayed for their protection and work.
Then, starting at John 17:20, our Lord Jesus spoke of another group besides His chosen Apostles, saying He prayed not just for His Apostles, but also for those who come to Him through their word (i.e., preaching of The Gospel). That is how I interpret what our Lord Jesus said about many are called, but few are chosen.
And in the final verses, Jesus said they all were to be as one in Him and The Father (i.e., His Church).
That's pointing to a decided structure on earth by our Lord for His Church, with a group of elect chosen before the foundation of this world (like His Apostles), and then the remaining structure of His Church here to be filled with those 'called'.
Deeper....
This part many may not yet understand (nor like). But if this matter is continued with in-depth Bible study, the result understanding should be the same for all of us.
Christ's elect, like His chosen sent ones, can NEVER be turned away from Him, nor from their commission in Christ Jesus. Those are especially who Paul was speaking about in the Romans 8 example of predestination. They include God's chosen Patriarchs like Abraham, Moses, David and the prophets, etc., and Christ's Apostles, and certain ones all the way down to the time of Christ's coming. We have several Bible examples of this group of elect 'chosen' ones, Apostle Paul being one of the prime examples with Christ converting Him personally by himself. With this group, God already... owned them before they were born. He ordained them out of the womb for His Gospel Salvation Plan. And because of that, God has directly intervened in their lives, putting them back to the 'plow' if they start to stray even a little (like Jonah trying to get out of his ordained duty to preach to Nineveh). Thus these are already sanctified and glorified and justified as Paul said in Rom.8.
With the second group, those 'called' only, God will not always directly intervene if these choose to stray from Christ and fall away. The examples of falling away within five of the seven Churches in Asia represent this matter (Rev.2 & 3). Some of these will stray from Christ during the future tribulation especially, wrongly bowing in false worship to the coming pseudo-Christ just prior to our Lord Jesus' return. That's a specific testing upon this final generation of many of God's people for today, that are called to Christ Jesus.
This is why we find Apostle Paul's many warnings to the Churches against falling away, and admonitions to stay focused on our Lord Jesus Christ and His Salvation to come. And this is also why there exists chosen sent ones also today that consistently give those same warnings and admonitions to the called in Christ's Church today. Paul knew what was going to occur towards the end, as Peter and other Apostles did also...
Acts 20:27-31
27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
(KJV)
2 Pet 2:1-3
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord That bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
(KJV)
Jude 1:4
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
(KJV)
II Jn 1:7-8
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
(KJV)
I Jn 2:18
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
(KJV)
2 Pet 3:17-18
17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
(KJV)
2 Tim 4:3-4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
(KJV)
