The cross of Christ, and the consummation of Messiah, both require a depth of yielding, and giving over, not previously considered necessary by some. The precursor of emptiness is an agreement that is not natural to man. American courts are fully involved in defending the client against the charges made against him. If found guilty, the one charged with a crime will exert every effort to make it seem that he was not all that guilty, so that his sentence will be minimal. Condemnation of the soul comes from the self trying to be good but finding it can't.
Condemnation is the natural self's own judgment of itself.
This is why the self is in a constant battle to defend. The self is in constant agitation, since it cannot meet the requirements placed upon it by the law it says is just and right. For the law to be fulfilled in the soul, the natural self must die, but it seems dedicated to keeping itself alive. This is the continual war being fought in so many souls today. The heavenly judgment is of a different nature and accomplishes a different purpose than the measurement made to see if one has more good deeds than bad.