The greatest threat Sodom posed toward Lot was not the persecution he faced in verse 9. The one day of persecution by Sodom is eclipsed by the many days of influence by Sodom. Persecution for the name of Jesus is blessed and magnifies his name. Influence belittles the name of Jesus. C.J. Mahaney writes:
Today, the greatest challenge facing American evangelicals is not persecution from the world, but seduction by the world.
It is not the world against us, but the worldliness within us that we need most fear. Lot got out of Sodom, but not before Sodom got into Lot.
No Other Boast 