What Means God Is Made Known Unto Us

By What Means God Is Made Known Unto UsBelgic Confession Lesson: Article 2

We know Him by two means: First, by the creation, preservation, and government of the universe; which is before our eyes as a most elegant book, wherein all creatures, great and small, are as so many characters leading us to see clearly the invisible things of God, even his everlasting power and divinity, as the apostle Paul says (Romans 1:20). All which things are sufficient to convince men and leave them without excuse. Second, He makes Himself more clearly and fully known to us by His holy and divine Word, that is to say, as far as is necessary for us to know in this life, to His glory and our salvation.

"We do not get visions, dreams, tongues or interpretation any longer b/c they were signs to validate the ministry of the Apostles (NT Prophets) just like the Prophets of the OT had signs to authenticate and validate their teachings and Words from the Lord. We have the completed Scripture. It is Final. It is Sufficient. It is Efficient. If you're still looking to "hear God" from some inner voice, you have just rejected the Sufficiency and Finality and Efficiency of the Written Word and smacked God's Face with your ingratitude for His gracious Gift of speaking to us in Written Form. You've shown yourself to be an ingrateful child who demands more when God has said it is enough." -Nancy Almodovar

"Scriptures teach us only that which God has decided to reveal about Himself in and through the written word alone. No additional revelations. no extra dreams/visions, tongues/interpretation, no more apostles no more prophets because God's Written Revelation is sufficient and complete b/c Jesus, who is what the Written Word is all about, has come." 
-Nancy Almodovar