In the garden, the serpent did not seek to convince Adam and Eve that the FATHER didn't exist. He didn't seek to lure them to a new religion. He didn't even ask them to worship him directly.
No, the deception was much more subtle than that. He simply sought to convince them to question the FATHER's instruction, and disregard it.
And you know what?
Far too many listen to charismatic pastors and preachers as they try to convince you to do precisely the same thing in light of the "New Covenant".
They didn't seek to convince you to become an atheist, join a cult, or revere the Enemy. They just sought to convince you to question the FATHER's instructions (HIS Torah, HIS Commandments), and disregard them in His Own Son's Name.
Much more subtle — but no less dangerous.
Mat 5:17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
Mat 5:18 Amen, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or serif shall ever pass away from the Torah until all things come to pass.
Mat 5:19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps and teaches them, this one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.