[2] The history of the party lies with Joop van Ooijen's evangelisation; he originally spread the gospel by distributing flyers at cycling races in which his son participated.

In the 2015 Dutch provincial elections the party participated in North Brabant, Flevoland, Utrecht, and South Holland.

In the 2017 Dutch general election, Jesus Lives participated in seven electoral districts, with Florens van der Spek as party leader.

[5] The party also intended to participate during the 2023 general election, but failed to deliver a sufficient amount of so-called 'support statements' and was therefore left out by the Electoral Council.

[7] Van Ooijen has said that the party's anti-abortion stance is non-negotiable, having said that he would "not sit at the table with someone who supports abortion, that is not open to discussion.