Is the body inherently evil as the Manicheans taught?

The apostle commands men to love their wives as they love their bodies, and as Christ loves the Church (Eph. 5:29). Thus, the apostle teaches us three unities:

Unity of Christ and the Church.

Unity of husband and wife.

Unity of spirit and body.

In these unities, the first party offers good counsel to the second, and the second desires this counsel from the first and is guided by it. Note the great value of both parties, even if the first party is over the second, and the second party is duly subordinate.