The Reformed view of election, known as unconditional election, teaches that God does not foresee an action or condition on our part that induces Him to save us.
Doing good deeds does not make a person good because sin is primarily an internal offense of the heart against a perfectly holy God, whose standard requires complete perfection.
Total Depravity is a doctrinal position within Calvinism that asserts the pervasive corruption of human nature due to original sin, affecting all aspects of an individual’s being.