API / Scripbting :: A simple question, I think...

For my WP Pages, I typically use an INCLUDE to bring in content from my own PHP files. It makes changes much easier for me. When I have put some of the S2 Member API conditional codes, I"m getting an error, stating Call to Undefined...(whatever).
Do I have to have a REQUIRE at the top of my PHP file?
Do I have to have a REQUIRE at the top of my PHP file?