Whenever we are trying to make a contrast of terms or word pictures, we use phrases such as:

It’s not white, but black. It’s not right, but wrong.

It’s not light, but dark. It’s not true, but false.

Y’shua said:

"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. Matthew 5:17-19

Y’shua did not say:

I did not come to abolish the law, I came to end the law.

There’s NO CONTRAST in this statement!

He was saying:

I did not come to abolish the law, I came to establish/consecrate it.

How do we know this? By checking the usage of the Greek word in the Septuagint. This is what we find:

fulfill in Greek = pleroo meaning to fill to the full. In the Septuagint, this

same word is translated as “consecrate” and “execute.” Therefore,

Jesus came to fill to the full, to consecrate and to execute the torah before our

eyes; to give us an example of a truly righteous life.

Therefore, the traditional teaching that the law has been done away is obviously untrue just by looking at this simple statement by the Messiah. Indeed, the entire passage proves how seriously He felt about upholding the law/torah.

Matthew 5:17-19 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
¹⁸ "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished.
¹⁹ "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches others, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Based on this, anyone who teaches otherwise should seriously consider what Messiah said about those who do not heed His words, above:

"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.
²² "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
²³ "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.'* Matthew 7:21-23

NOTE:

*Lawlessness = (iniquity, KJV) 458, anomia, from 459, illegality, violation of law, wickedness, transgression of law, unrighteous.

To what law is this referring? The root word tells us:

Root word: 459 anomos, lawless (i.e. negatively), not subject to the Jewish law, without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4