Galatians 5:22

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). 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).