Jesus FULFILLED all the laws requirement by his perfect obedience, taking upon himself the penalty and the curse of the law and with his dying rendered it inoperative for the believer (Rom.10:4-5; Heb. 8:13). To say one is going to keep the Old Testament law because of requirement is to ignore the work that Christ did in our place in the New Testament covenant.
As far as the word “FULFILL” which many abuse, it does not mean to continue or reinforce. Matthew consistently used the word FULFILL in a specific manner, once something is FULFILLED there is not a future FULFILLMENT. He quotes Isa.7:14 for the FULFILLMENT of the virgin birth. Where he was to be born Micah 5:2, there is no awaiting for this to re occur in the future. To FULFILL something means to bring it to a completion. It is used consistently this way through Matthews gospel (Mt.2:17,23, 12:17, 13:13,35, 27:9,35)
Here are a few examples: Matt 2:15 “and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be FULFILLED which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Matt 8:17 “that it might be FULFILLED which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.”
Matt 21:4-5 “All this was done that it might be FULFILLED which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.’“
Matt 26:56 “But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be FULFILLED.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.
All the Scriptures that Matthew writes about being FULFILLED all mean a completion of something that is said. That something was prophesied or written and he FULFILLED it or made it happen, bringing it to its end, having it come to pass.
As far as the word “FULFILL” which many abuse, it does not mean to continue or reinforce. Matthew consistently used the word FULFILL in a specific manner, once something is FULFILLED there is not a future FULFILLMENT. He quotes Isa.7:14 for the FULFILLMENT of the virgin birth. Where he was to be born Micah 5:2, there is no awaiting for this to re occur in the future. To FULFILL something means to bring it to a completion. It is used consistently this way through Matthews gospel (Mt.2:17,23, 12:17, 13:13,35, 27:9,35)
Here are a few examples: Matt 2:15 “and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be FULFILLED which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Matt 8:17 “that it might be FULFILLED which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.”
Matt 21:4-5 “All this was done that it might be FULFILLED which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.’“
Matt 26:56 “But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be FULFILLED.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.
All the Scriptures that Matthew writes about being FULFILLED all mean a completion of something that is said. That something was prophesied or written and he FULFILLED it or made it happen, bringing it to its end, having it come to pass.