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fulfill - to complete; to accomplish; to carry through

Defining the word fulfill by W. Perkins

First
Christ fulfilled the Law by His doctrine: both by restoring to it its proper meaning and true use, and by revealing the right way in which the Law may be fulfilled.

Second
In His person: both by performing perfect and perpetual obedience unto its precepts, and by suffering its penalty, enduring death upon the Cross for His people.

Third
In men: in the elect by imparting faith to their hearts, so that they lay hold of Christ who fulfilled it for them, and by giving them His own Spirit which imparts to them a love for the Law and sets them on endeavoring to obey it.

Matthew 5:21-22 (NKJV)
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
22 But I say…

Matthew 5:27-28 (NKJV)
27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
28 But I say…

Matthew 5:31-32 (NKJV)
31 “Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’
32 But I say…

Jesus said, “The Law says…, but I say…” and proceeds to raise the bar of our standard of living HIGHER than the Law, not lower.

The NLT translates Matthew 5:18 this way:
Until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.

Want to be great in God’s Kingdom?
Love God and love people the way Jesus loved them.

Want to be least in the Kingdom?
Mistreat people and be judgmental and critical of them.