Fruit of the spirit (part 1)

Galatians 5:22-23’ “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”

Since an important part of examining our faith (2 Cor 3:5) is knowing our fruit (Mat 7:20) I decided my next study should be about these fruits.
First of all, in order to bear fruit you must first be born again. John 15:4, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” As I have posted already in the second part of the shield of faith study, when we are born again we are given the free gift of imputed righteousness and imparted righteousness which is the ability to walk in the spirit rather than the flesh (Rom 8:4), to put on a new man (Eph 4:24) I found a few more verses in Philippians where it is revealed that these fruits are defiantly part of this imparted righteousness “Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.” (Phil 1:11) “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
Proverbs 11:30, “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” I think this verse is saying that the fruit we bear is for the salvation of others. As we have read before in 1 Peter 2:9, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:” seeing the difference God has made in our lives is how we testify to others of the truth of Christ. I believe this fruit is what makes us a peculiar people.
The first fruit listed is love. I have been studying love from the Bible for a few days now and still am not ready to write about it and move on to joy. It might have to be in two parts like faith was. I should have at least one part done in the next few days.