2009-08-20T16:28:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/gathering/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%202:1-2&version=NIV 2009-08-20T16:28:03-05:00 The early Christian church was plagued by false reports that Jesus had returned, or would return soon, to gather up his followers. Here, Paul encourages the church to evaluate such reports carefully and to not be thrown into worry over them.