So the fact that we are animated by means of the Holy Spirit, as opposed to the flesh, should produce visible behavior that indicates that we are alive spiritually—the fruit of the Spirit of Christ-like character. The figure of speech Paul uses here is that of metonymy in which the cause is put for the effect, the cause being the Spirit producing the effects of verses 19–20. The same kind of figure is found in Colossians 3:16, “let the word of Christ richly dwell within you,” resulting in the same