What does it mean to have a friend? What does it mean to be a friend? Love must be involved. There can be no friendship without love. Real love is not a warm, fuzzy feeling. Jesus said, "No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). Jesus has told these disciples to love as He has loved them. He does love them enough to give up His life for them and for us. We don't love like Jesus loves all the time, but Jesus does! He has chosen us. He has laid His life down for us, and He tells us that we are His friends if we do what He commands us to do (John 15:14). Doing what He commands produces fruit that lasts. Bearing fruit proves that we are His disciples. “This is what I command you: Love one another (John 15:17).