At the age of thirteen, Gary Tyler was taken from his home to become part of his father's outlaw gang. As such the only belief he is allowed to have is in Caleb Tyler and the gun he is forced to wear. Now seven years later he is in a jail cell, facing a hangman's rope for the crimes committed by his father's gang. Always unable to pull the trigger, Gary knows he never killed anyone but will suffer for his father's crimes. When the jury finds him innocent of murder but guilty of bank robbery, Gary has no choice but to accept the generous offer of an old German farmer, Eli Otto. Since Gary must stay in the area under the watchful eye of the sheriff, Russ Martin, for five years, he is delighted to know that the old man is willing to take a chance on an outlaw and give him a job. The only obstacle that Gary can see is that Eli believes in God. In the years that he has been riding with his father's gang he has become a non-believer. When Eli tells Gary he will be living as part of the family, the old man's belief bothers Gary. How will he be able to live with a Christian family and still keep his non-belief? Clara Otto cannot understand her strange attraction to Gary Tyler. With him living under her roof, she knows she can never love a non-believer. It is her grandfather, Eli, who tells her he has planted the seeds of belief in Gary's head. He also tells her of his benefactor in the old country that had planted the same seeds in his mind so many years earlier. Although Clara wants Gary to accept God immediately, she finds she must be content to watch as the transformation slowly takes place. More at home with Eli's horses than with Eli and Clara, Gary realizes the chance he has been given is priceless. He also knows Clara would like nothing more than for him to believe in her God. Although he contemplates a pretended belief to make her happy, he knows she will accept nothing more than the real thing. Since that is something he cannot give her, he remains aloof and apart from not only the woman he loves but also the God he knows will never love him. The beatings he has received at the hands of his father and older brother have taught him there is no God for the Tylers. When a tragic accident leaves Gary in complete charge of the Otto farm, bitter words are exchanged between Gary and Clara. It is not until the hand of God causes Gary to suffer an accident that Clara's heart begins to melt. When Eli insists that Gary take Clara to church, Gary is skeptical. He tells them that he cannot go to church as he does not have the proper clothing. When Clara brings him one of her father's suits to wear, there is no longer an excuse. He has no recourse but to accompany Clara to church on Sunday morning. When he does, he realizes it is not the clothes but the narrow minds of the people in his hometown that kept him from their church in the past. With a new acceptance, Gary is finally free to learn of God's love. Once he accepts the Lord, he is able not only to court Clara but also to ask for her hand in marriage. On the day of their wedding, Gary is surprised to hear the voice of the Lord in his dreams. With the realization he was saved to marry Clara, Gary can, for the first time forgive his father for the life he was forced into at such a young age. With forgiveness for his father comes the forgiveness only God can bring into his life.