No. That is a falsehood being perpetrated thru traditions of men. No where in the Bible is it stated as being anything other than a directive by Jesus, in rememberence of me. The Bible does NOT say ANYWHERE that it is a requirement to enter Heaven. Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ Confess Him with your mouth. The Bible states very clearly these are the only requirements to get to Heaven. These two things are repeated over and over in the Bible, meaning they are the keys. God does not waste words, He does not repeat Himself unless it is very important. There is much more you need to do after you are saved, but that is for earning crowns and rewards in Heaven, not a requirement for entry.

Some Christian churches and individuals believe this, but most Christian denominations do not. Though they will claim some biblical evidence to support this position, there is no passage in the Bible that clearly teaches this, and many passages that indicate otherwise. One very obvious example is the thief on the cross near Jesus who was told "today you will be with me in paradise" even though he never had communion. My answer is an unqualified no. I am convinced from my study of the Bible that this is not necessary for salvation and heaven. __________________________________ Response to Eric Henry: I read Acts 20:7. It says nothing about salvation or heaven... I read 1 Cor 11. It says when you eat it remember the Lord's death, don't participate unworthily, etc. Nothing about salvation or heaven. I acknowledge that some honest Bible students do not believe as I do. I do not believe that God's rules change. The Old Testament says "Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness." The New Testament reiterates the truth that righteousness and salvation come by faith. I am familiar with passages others use to teach otherwise. I do not find that they outweigh the clear teaching of many passages that support my position.

The purpose of the Lord's Supper or communion as some will call it, has nothing to do with salvation or obtaining entrance into heaven. However, the actual purpose is to remember the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is to be partaken every first day of the week per Acts 20:7 There are those who believe you only need to take "communion" twice a year to ensure membership in the local congregation. This is absurd and insulting! There are also those who partake of the Lord's Supper once every three months. Their reason, I'm told, is so they don't take it for granted. Again an absurd reason. As the apostle Paul wrote in 1 Cor. 11: 26, " For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come." Acts 20:7 teaches once a week on the first day. No more, no less.

Read John 6:25-69 and ponder the meaning of verses 53 and 54: "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." This is a "hard saying" and many of His disciples could not bear the truth of it and walked away. I have often wondered why these are probably the only verses in the Bible , the words of Jesus Himself, that fundamentalists refuse to accept as the literal truth.

Some hold this because of Jesus' words in John 6:53 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." However, there are two ways people eat Jesus: 1. Spiritually: We eat Jesus as we hear, mark, learn, and inwardly digest God's Word. 2. Physically: We eat Jesus' actual body and blood during the Sacrament of the Altar. John 6 talks about spiritual eating: John 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. You see that it is the Spirit working through the Word that grants life. John eats the Book in the Book of Revelation, and Ezekiel eats the Book in Ezekiel. Here is a popular commentary in the public domain, from http://www.kretzmannproject.org/ Living Bread to eat: V. 47. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. V. 48. I am that Bread of Life. V. 49. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead. V. 50. This is the Bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof and not die. V. 51. I am the living Bread which came down from heaven; if any man eat of this Bread, he shall live forever; and the Bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Jesus changes neither text nor contents of His sermon in one particle. He repeats the main thoughts again to impress them upon His hearers. It is faith in Him which gives eternal life; that is the only way in which salvation may be obtained, by believing in Him. For He is that Bread of Life in which they must trust. The Jews themselves had referred to the manna in the wilderness and had called it bread from heaven. But what lasting value could be in food which did not sustain life beyond the few years of this earthly existence? Their fathers had died. But he that receives the Bread of Life by faith would have sustenance to carry him beyond this life into life eternal. Anyone partaking of Him by faith will live forever. Jesus here gave a powerful testimony of His own person. By repeating the great facts which are the substance of His sermon, Jesus wants to work faith in the hearts of His hearers. The teaching concerning Jesus, His person and His office, the great facts of His salvation, is the means by which God draws hearts to the Savior, works willingness to believe And in one short statement Jesus also tells the manner in which He will earn salvation. He will give Himself, His body, His flesh, into death , for the sake of the life of the world. The human nature of Christ was sacrificed, was given for the salvation of the whole world, for all men without exception. In this way Jesus becomes the Bread of Life, the Bread from Heaven. Life through Christ's sacrifice: V. 52. The Jews, therefore, strove among themselves, saying, How can this Man give us His flesh to eat? V. 53. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. V. 54. Whoso eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. V. 55. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. V. 56. He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood dwelleth in Me and I in him. V. 57. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. V. 58. This is that Bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead; he that eateth of this Bread shall live forever. V. 59. These things said He in the synagog, as He taught in Capernaum. Although Jesus had been careful to explain His figure sufficiently that all might have understood Him, yet the understanding was lacking in the greater number of His hearers. There was a division, a dispute, among them. They differed in their judgment of Him. Some severely denounced Him as insane, others suggested that there might be some truth in His words. But they all thought of physical, sensual eating and partaking. Jesus therefore summarizes the lessons which He wishes to convey once more. He tells them that it is indeed essential for everyone that wishes to have eternal life that he eat His flesh and drink His blood. It is necessary for every believer to receive Jesus altogether by faith, in His full work of atonement, active and passive obedience, shedding of blood, and all. By doing so, the believer has the assurance of eternal life and will rise on the last day to see the consummation of all glories. In this way the body of Christ is the true food, and His blood the true drink. In this way, also, the wonderful union of Christ and the believers in Him is brought about. They receive Christ spiritually and are most intimately and inseparably united with Him. They dwell in the Savior and the Savior in them. And this wonderful union extends still farther. The living Father has sent the Son; the Son, in that mysterious relationship which His eternal Sonship expresses, lives through the Father; and so both persons of the Godhead are the Fountainhead of life and give to the believer the fullness of perfect life, which will last throughout eternity. He that believes on the Son places his trust, first of all, in the human nature, in the man Jesus Christ that died for the sins of the whole world. But thereby he also accepts and clings to the divine nature, to the entire, Godhead and all His gifts. Thus the human nature of Christ is like a bridge between God and man. He that believes in Jesus the Savior has the entire Christ in himself, according to both, divine and human natures, true God and man. That the Jews put their trust in the mere historical fact of the manna in the wilderness, believing that in some way they were partakers of the benefits that came upon their fathers at that time, was altogether foolish. Only by faith in Christ, the living Bread from heaven, can eternal life be obtained. John remarks, with his usual exact specification of time and place, that this wonderful sermon was held in Capernaum, in the synagog. It is immaterial whether it was on a Sabbath or on one of the week-days when there were services, Monday or Thursday. Jesus gave a clear and unmistakable testimony concerning Himself, full of glorious comfort to the believer. If one obstinately refuses communion, I would doubt if that person has faith. The Church is present were the Word and Sacraments of Communion and Baptism are present. However, the Word of God is sufficient to sustain faith if the Sacraments are not present in imperfect form or absent intirely. Therefore Communion, although it is needed by all sinners, is not absolutely needed for salvation.

No the only way to get to heaven is to accept christ as your saviour, admit your a sinner and beleive that he died on the cross for all of our sins.