Now I say these things that you may not hesitate to take refuge in the Church.

Abide with the Church, and the Church does not hand you over to the enemy; but if you fly from the Church, the Church is not the cause of your capture. For if you are inside the fold the wolf does not enter, but if you go outside, you are liable to be the wild beast’s prey.

Saint John Chrysostom
HOMILY TWO, After Eutropios, having been found outside the church, was taken captive
On the Vanity of Riches