But the fruit
Christian character is not mere moral or legal correctness, but the possession and manifestation of nine graces:
love, joy, peace -- character as an inward state;
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness -- character in expression toward man;
faith, meekness, temperance -- character in expression toward God.
Taken together, they present a moral portrait of Christ, and may be taken as the apostle's explanation of (Galatians 2:20). "Not I, but Christ," and as a definition of "fruit" in (John 15:1-8). This character is possible because of the believer's vital union to Christ; (John 15:5); (1 Corinthians 12:12); (1 Corinthians 12:13); and is wholly the fruit of the Spirit in those believers who are yielded to Him. (Galatians 5:22); (Galatians 5:23).