Qualities of Christ in Believers

No one works up the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit of the Spirit is the character qualities of the Holy Spirit that God does in us when we become born again. The "fruit" is singular because it is a package deal when we receive the Holy Spirit, the fruit is in Him.

If someone does not have the fruit they do not have the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 7:18-20 "…18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.…"

The fruit of the Spirit are not works. Even ungodly people can have good works but they will not have the fruit of the Spirit.

The fruit of the Spirit are character qualities only the Holy Spirit has, they are as follows;

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things, there is no law."

This fruit can only be discerned with Spiritual eyes because non-believers can appear to have it but it is not genuine. Non-believers attempt to be seen as good people often faking qualities, but the qualities are superficial and do not last through difficulties.

When the fruit in someone is genuine it will be present all the time in every situation. The fruit is not subject to circumstances and is steady and deeply rooted all the time.

When a believer momentarily and temporarily slips out of the character of Christ they hate it, confess it, and begin again to obey the Holy Spirit.

1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother."