Works And Fruit

Galatians 5:19-25 ESV

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 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. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

Notice the contrast between works of the law and fruit of the Spirit. Like the fig tree cursed by Jesus, works only lead to death.  No fruit grows on the branches of the law, or on our efforts, but from the tree of life comes the fruit of the Spirit, life itself.