How are the nine fruits of the Spirit grouped?
The nine fruits of the Spirit are divided into three segments of three each. The first group—love, joy, and peace—are the inner results of salvation in the believer's life. The other six are long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.
Les teaches that there are nine fruits listed and they are divided into three segments of three each. He identifies the first part—love, joy, and peace—as the inner results of salvation in the life of the believer, what we can experience simply as a result of having believed the Gospel. He stresses that we aren't saved just as a fire escape to escape hell fire, but also saved to have life abundantly. These nine fruits represent the abundant life, and against such things there is no law. He contrasts this with the pandemonium of the previous verses, noting it would be great to live in a community where everyone lived this kind of life.