And the land was polluted with blood. There is a tremendous amount of Satan's influence that we can not avoid. Verse 11 is an accurate description of the world we are not to love or to want friendship with. We will have the success of verses 12 to 15 to the degree we are NOT influenced and our children are NOT influenced by those described in verse 11. However, it is not necessary to develop the taste for the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life to get adequate exercise or to have a good time.
Music is a powerful force in molding the minds of people.
It effects the emotions and the intellect at the same time. Therefore it is good to learn to use this medium in a spiritual way. However, it is just as important that we do not let the god of this world use it to influence us in a carnal way. But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.