Christian 'formulas'

When did Christianity become so formula based? Everything in the church has gotten so "modus operandi" minded. I think many churches should change their names to "The Church of Christian Geometry." All you have to do is follow a set of proofs or formulas and you’ll have a prosperous Christian life. Such as: ‘IF you put your trust in Jesus by repeating this little prayer, THEN you’ll have eternal life.’ Or ‘IF you don’t drink, smoke, or cuss, THEN your testimony will not be marred.’ Formulas, formulas, formulas! It also extends to the Christians personal life. ‘IF I tithe regularly, THEN God will bless ME!’ or ‘IF I volunteer MY time to help with a community service, THEN I’LL get a free lunch out of it!’ Where is the heart of the servant that Christ is looking for? We get so wrapped up in working for some type of compensation that we tend to loose sight of the whole purpose of Christ’s point in Matthew 22:39- "Love your neighbor as yourself." If you were to show as much commitment to others as much as you do your own needs, you wouldn’t expect anything in return! You wouldn’t want anything in return, your compensation IS the act of service.