FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

This fruit is the result of growth in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The fruit is a singular whole and must be studied as a unit, rather than singly. In the person who possesses these characteristics, this is a life-change including their behaviour. They are listed in the Bible in the New Testament book of Galatians 5:22-25

Contents

Charity

Peace

Joy

Goodness

Generosity

Gentleness

Faithfulness

Contrasted with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

References

Charity

Charity is love, both of God and of one's neighbor. It is our love for God above all things for his own sake and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. The word "charity" is derived from the Greek "agapao," which means "unconditional love." Unconditional love is a love that loves regardless of circumstance.
In addition, Paul explains in 1 Corinthians, 13, that Charity is the greatest gift from God. Charity is about giving of oneself. When Jesus died on the cross, it wasn't about anything other than Charity.
''1 Cor 13:4-7
''4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
(KJV)''

Peace

Peace refers to finding a personal "shelter," so to speak, with the Lord. The world around may be chaotic, filled with hard times, all kinds of obligations, schedules, and so forth, but one can find peace of Spirit, soul, body, and mind when one's trust is put in the Lord.
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)

Joy

Joy is the happiness found in union with the Lord.

Goodness

Goodness is the tendency to avoid sin and do good.

Generosity

Generosity is an openness to sharing one's own gifts and goods with others. It is the opposite of both gluttony and envy.

Gentleness

Gentleness, also known as mildness, is the tendency to allow provocations to go unanswered.

Faithfulness

Faithfulness is the standing strong in faith, and strength against diversion away from faith and virtue.

Contrasted with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

There is also a catalogue of the Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit based on Isaiah 11:2. They are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of God. The principal distinction between these two lists would seem to be that the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are what Christians are to pray for, and the fruits of the Holy Spirit are the manifestation of those gifts.
The fruits of the Spirit are things that all men can accomplish given the proper discipline of body and mind. The gifts of the spirit, rather, are things to be longed for, and given to those God wants to have them.

References

Note: Based on Galatians 5:22-23, there is one fruit of the Spirit in nine parts: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."